Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2021 | 12:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 27 | 4 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Chicken Rock |
Fourwinns |
| July 6, 2021 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 5 |
West of the Sound |
Neil Bryden |
| July 5, 2021 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
East of the Calf |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 5, 2021 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Cow Harbour Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 5, 2021 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel bay |
Paul Quayle |
| July 4, 2021 | 14:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 300 |
Behind Peel castle |
Sammi, Amy, Sam, Peter and Tim |
| July 4, 2021 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South Harbour Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 3, 2021 | 15:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
SW of Kallow point, Port St Mary |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| July 3, 2021 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Kirk Michael |
Jenson |
| July 3, 2021 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Chicken Rock |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 3, 2021 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips | |
| July 2, 2021 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
shona Boat Trips |
| July 2, 2021 | 11:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Off Cow harbour Calf of Man |
Shona Boat Trips |
| July 2, 2021 | 15:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 35 |
Peel bay |
Sue Whittaker, Carol and Bill and The Jepsons |
| July 2, 2021 | 20:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
West of Sound car park |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | 14:50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Laxey bay below Fairy Cottage | David Thornley, David Cooper | |
| May 12, 2025 | 14:05 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Sugarloaf | Port St Mary Calf of Man Boat | |||
| May 10, 2025 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | 1 mile off Niarbyl | Glenda | ||
| May 5, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Groudle | Anon | |||
| May 1, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | 1/2 mile off Dalby | Mark Cain | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Langness | Neil Garlick | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 19:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Spanish Head | Stephen Arnold | ||
| August 3, 2024 | 15:00 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Point of Ayre | Anon | |||
| August 1, 2024 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ramsey | Orry Corlett | |||
| May 31, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Peel Castle | Keith H | |||
| May 22, 2024 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 kms off Scarlett | Tom | ||
| May 21, 2024 | 14:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel | |||
| May 20, 2024 | 18:20 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Laxey bay | Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney | ||
| May 18, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Marine drive, Toll gate | Andy Garrett | |||
| May 15, 2024 | 20:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1/4 mile off Niarbyl | Adam |